An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer shared former India skipper Virat Kohli’s Class 10 marksheet on social media with a thought-provoking caption. IAS Jitin Yadav shared Kohli’s scorecard and emphasised that marks solely don’t define success, “passion and dedication” do.
Although the marksheet was first shared by the IAS officer in 2023, it has been going viral again due to an array of reasons. First, it is the season of results, with almost all boards across India having been declaring the results, and second, the former India skipper has recently announced his retirement from the longest format of cricket – Test – via an Instagram post ending with “269, signing off”. He had earlier stepped away from T20Is after India won the T20 World Cup in 2024, where he was named the Player of the Match.
Virat Kohli’s CBSE 10th marksheet
Virat Kohli cleared his Class 10 CBSE examination in the year 2004 from Saviour Convent Secondary School located in Delhi’s A-2 Paschim Vihar.
Per his marksheet, he scored the highest marks in English and the lowest in Mathematics.
He scored 83 marks in English, 81 in Social Science, 75 in Hindi, 74 in Introductory IT, 55 in Science and Tech, and 51 in Mathematics. He scored only 16 in the theory of Introductory IT but was significantly helped by his practical marks. Overall, he achieved a total percentage of 69.83%.
IAS officer said this
While sharing his Class 10 marksheet, the IAS officer had reiterated what most of us already know – academic scores alone are not the sole path to success.
“Had marks been the sole factor, the entire nation wouldn’t be rallying behind him now,” he had written on X (formerly Twitter).
He added, “Passion and dedication are the key.”
Virat Kohli retires from Test Cricket
Virat Kohli took to Instagram to recall wearing “baggy blue in Test Cricket” 14 years ago, which, he said, not only “tested and shaped him” but also taught “lessons that he’ll carry for life”.
“It’s been 14 years since I first wore the baggy blue in Test cricket. Honestly, I never imagined the journey this format would take me on. It’s tested me, shaped me, and taught me lessons I’ll carry for life,” Kohli’s retirement statement began.
It added, “There’s something deeply personal about playing in whites. The quiet grind, the long days, the small moments that no one sees but that stay with you forever.”
Kohli, who said that he will “always look back at his Test career with a smile”, said that the decision was not an easy one to make, but it was the right one.
“As I step away from this format, it’s not easy – but it feels right. I’ve given it everything I had, and it’s given me back so much more than I could’ve hoped for,” it further stated.
People close to Kohli suggest that he was given a hint that he would be getting captaincy again after Adelaide, but then BCCI decided not to go ahead with the decision, a report by Sports Today claims.
An emotional Kohli, who retired from the “red-ball cricket” on May 12, said, “I’m walking away with a heart full of gratitude – for the game, for the people I shared the field with, and for every single person who made me feel seen along the way.”
The statement ended with the words, “#269, signing off”.
Kohli’s retirement comes days after Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the longest format of cricket.